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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1957
Page
4
Local leaders from Catholic, Protestant and Jewish communities are invited to discuss how they chose religious ranks in The Day My Faith Grew. Reverend M. Reset Crigwell of Maore Memorial Methodist Church is scheduled as a guest in the feature segment.
A church gathering ends with a teenager accepting the Christian faith after a Souths team rushes in with excitement. Teams of young people later recounts their visits, sharing stories of witnessing and the joy of guiding another to a better life through faith.
Ground breaking for a $100,000 Truett Memorial Baptist Church education building will be held Sunday at noon on the church site at 2435 San Angeline Ave. Dr. Charles L. McClain and Virgil H. Spongoerg, with O. D. Robinson, will speak as construction starts Monday. The two story building will measure 46 by 113 feet with four nursery rooms, three primary rooms, and one adult department, financed by bond sales begun in June.
Indian pastors in central Oklahoma work to convert peyote-using families to Christianity. Methodist leaders report growing church membership among 103 Indian churches, with Indians serving as pastors in their own communities and services often in tribal languages. Limited budgets hinder living salaries, while urban migration furthers Christian outreach among tribes.
Dr Martin Niemoeller a noted German religious resistance figure to Hitler will tour the United States and speak in Long Beach First Presbyterian Church at 8 a.m. on Tuesday August 20 as guest of the Long Beach Council of Churches. He was imprisoned in concentration camps 1937 to 1945 and later became a symbol of German resistance to the Nazis.
Calvary Presbyterian Church on Std St near Atlante Ave schedules Vacation Church School for a week starting Monday at 8 am. The program runs daily through Friday for children from kindergarten through sixth grade.
Billy Graham warned in New York that juvenile delinquency stems from lack of direction and authority. He contrasted U S parents with fascist and communist youth programs and urged steering youths toward Christ during his extended New York crusade reaching its fourth month.
Lakewood Village Church officials adopt a ten year building program at the quarterly meeting. The plan includes moving church dwellings to create room for a new social hall and youth activities building and modernizing the front of the church. A camp near the Sen Bernardino Mountains and a $200000 cost are noted by Chaplain W F Hall.
Reports from New York say the Estonian Lutherans have appointed three official visitors to attend the Lutheran World Federation Third Assembly in Minneapolis August 15 to 25. Officials doubt visa complications will delay attendance.
The Ladies Aid Society of St John’s Lutheran Church observes its 25th anniversary with morning worship led by Rev Lawrence Rudolph of Redeemer Lutheran California and an afternoon program at 2 00 p m featuring Mrs Lawrence Rudolph. A pot luck luncheon follows.
Washingtonite reports a rapid spread of prayer cells in American Protestantism. Small home gatherings focus on prayer, Bible reading, and personal faith, forming spontaneously across denominations. Clergymen note growth, sincerity, and social role, with cells often forming among coworkers and communities seeking deeper religious ties.
The Rev. AO Storvick of St. Timothy Lutheran, Woodruff Avenue, is named an official delegate to the Lutheran World Federation Assembly in Minneapolis, August 15 to 25. He is the sole pastor attending from his church, with others listed as synods and church leaders attending the event.
Belmont Heights Methodist Church hosts Annual Youth Activities Week with a 9 a.m. kickoff breakfast. Events include a talk on Communists in Hungary by refugee John Szatai, a folk festival, beach party, trip to Goodwill industries, youth banquet, and a barbecue. Chaplain Lt. Camdy and Rev. Canon William Patrick are noted in leadership changes.
Long Beach State College Newman Club will hold a luncheon at St Matthews Catholic Church on Seventh Street and Temple Avenue at 7 PM. A religious discussion will follow the luncheon amid parish activities.
The cinematic biography of Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer opens Wednesday at the Egyptian Theater on 232 East 4th Street. The color film features a narrative written by Dr. Schweitzer and portrays his work as theologian, philosopher, and missionary.
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